IME 305 Operations Research II (4 Units)

Instructor
Email
Phone

Jill Speece
jespeece@calpoly.edu
756-6243

Lecture
Lab
Office Hours

Day/Time
MWF 3:10 PM to 4:00 PM
F 1:10 PM - 3:00 PM
Monday 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM,
Wednesday 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM, or by appointment

Location
Building-Room: 192-240
Building-Room: 192-240
Office: 92-A104

Course Description:
Stochastic decision analysis. Utility models. Multi-criteria decision making models: Goal Programming and Analytic
Hierarchy Process. Decision Biases. Markov processes and introduction to queuing models. Inventory models and
analysis. Computer aided modeling and case studies. 3 lectures, 1 activity. Formerly IME 405.

Course Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:
Demonstrate expertise in applied quantitative methods for operations management and understand this discipline
in relation to the larger world of the arts, sciences, and technology
Make reasoned decisions based on an understanding of ethics, a respect for diversity, and an awareness of
issues related to sustainability

Corequisite Course:

IME 301 or STAT 321

Required Textbooks:
Nagraj Balakrishnan, Barry Render and Ralph Stair, Managerial Decision Modeling with Spreadsheets, 2nd edition, 2006
Prentice Hall. ISBN-10: 013226806X, ISBN-13: 9780132268066
Note: Please do not purchase later editions of the book, they are not consistent with the 2 nd edition.

Additional Resource:
Statistical Consulting Service: http://statistics.calpoly.edu/content/consulting

Grading:

Homework and Lab Work

Midterm
Team Project
Final

30%
25%
15%
30%

Homework and Quizzes:

There will be several assignments that will be due in class. Students

should work individually on their homework unless teams are explicitly assigned. All assignments are due at the
beginning of the class period for which they are assigned. Homework will not be accepted after solutions are distributed
or discussed in class. There may be a quiz on the reading, homework, lab, or lecture material when it is due or any time
afterwards. If you miss a lecture or lab when a quiz is given, then you miss the quiz. There will be no make-up quizzes.
Quizzes may or may not be pre-announced.

Exams:
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There will be one midterm and one final. Exams will be closed book.

Extra Credit:

There may be opportunities for extra credit at various times throughout the quarter.

Course Content and Schedule

Week
1
2
3
4

6
7

9
10
11

Date
9/21/15
9/23/15
9/25/15
9/28/15
9/30/15
10/2/15
10/5/15
10/7/15
10/9/15
10/12/15
10/14/15
10/16/15
10/19/15
10/21/15
10/23/15
10/26/15
10/28/15
10/30/15
11/2/15
11/4/15
11/6/15
11/9/15
11/11/15
11/13/15
11/16/15
11/18/15
11/20/15
11/23/15
11/25/15
11/27/15
11/30/15
12/2/15
12/4/15

Lecture

Reading

Decision Analysis Introduction and Decision Making

Under Uncertainty and Risk

8.1 8.5

Decision Analysis Decision Trees and Bayesian

Analysis

8.6 8.9

Multiple Criteria Decision Making

Handout

Integer, Goal, and Nonlinear Programming Models

6.1 - 6.5

Midterm Review
Midterm
Inventory Models

CD Chapter 12

Inventory Models

CD Chapter 12

Utility Theory

8.10

Decision Biases
Holiday
Decision Biases
Markov Chains
Introduction to Queuing Models
Holiday
Holiday

9.1 9.3

Introduction to Simulation

10.1 10.3

Final Exam 12-11-15 from 1:10 PM 4:00 PM

Attendance and Additional Information:

Attendance will not be taken in lab or lecture. However, you are responsible for any of the announcements made and
material covered. You should bring class notes and text books to class because they will be referenced.
I will not condone academic dishonesty, cheating, or plagiarism in any form. Cheating will result in an F course grade
and further attendance in the course will be prohibited. Please review Cal Polys Policy (C.A.M. 684), and the Code of
Student Conduct, Rights and Responsibilities http://www.academicprograms.calpoly.edu/academicpolicies/Cheating.htm
and http://osrr.calpoly.edu/index.html
The Student Disability Resource Center supports an inclusive learning environment for all students. If there are aspects of
the instruction or design of this course that hinder your participation, please notify the instructor or the SDRC as soon as
possiblesdrc@uwf.edu or 474-2387. Appropriate academic accommodations will be determined based on the
documented needs of the individual.
I reserve the right to modify any items on this syllabus throughout the quarter.

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